ciprés
[siˈpɾes]
The verdict
“ciprés” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #46,998 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,998
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Cupressus sempervirens) Árbol de la familia de las Cupresáceas de unos 30 m de altura, corteza delgada de un marrón gris y fisurada; hojas aplanadas, con forma de escamas, imbricadas, de color ver...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ciprés |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [siˈpɾes] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #46,998 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ciprés” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ciprés is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [siˈpɾes]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,998 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ciprés, with forms such as "cciprés", "cipprés", and "ciprrés". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Corres", "cisnes", "cities", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is ciprés, spelled C-I-P-R-É-S.
Definition
- 1(Cupressus sempervirens) Árbol de la familia de las Cupresáceas de unos 30 m de altura, corteza delgada de un marrón gris y fisurada; hojas aplanadas, con forma de escamas, imbricadas, de color verde oscuro mate; flores amarillas; madera rojiza muy resistente a la pudrición. Es un árbol cultivado desde la antigüedad en la cuenca del Mediterráneo, probablemente originario de Irán, Siria y Chipre.
- 2Por extensión, otras cupresáceas de aspecto semejante.
- 3Madera que producen las diferentes especies de los árbolesllamados cipreses.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cciprés,cipprés,ciprrés,ciprsé,cipréss,cipérs,cirpés,cpirés,icprés,siprés
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ciprés - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ciprés”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-I-P-R-É-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [siˈpɾes] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Corres” - see the side-by-side comparison. ciprés vs Corres
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.